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Topic: Global

Cooking up an international M&A deal? Your first assignment – check in with the celebrity chefs. Like the corporate development heads at Honeywell, Cisco, and Johnson & Johnson and the chair of law firm Pepper Hamilton’s international practice. Their secret recipe involves equal parts due diligence, integration, and access to talent, tossed together with perseverance,… Read more »

For your reference, a roundup of recent advisories on matters to do with international mergers and acquisitions, as written by leading law firms on JD Supra: General Guide to the UK Takeover Regime – June 2012 (Skadden Arps): A 44-page guide: “The Takeover Panel is the principal regulator of the mergers and acquisitions process in… Read more »

International law firm Littler published the highlights of its 2011 Global Employer Institute conference in a 70-page report on some of “the most challenging issues facing global employers.” It’s a comprehensive overview, touching on globalization, employee security, labor relations, employment agreements, and a number of other topics. Three articles within the report caught our eye… Read more »

According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), in 2010 US corporations invested more than $350 billion in foreign direct investment projects across the globe: buying factories, setting up businesses, establishing joint ventures. For companies considering their own international investment, here’s a roundup of updates on labor laws in some common destinations of… Read more »